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The $7.4 Billion You Won’t Find In Its Debt Line — But Maybe You Should

Netflix, Inc. looks clean. The balance sheet says about $14.5 billion in debt. The stock is hovering near $100. Nothing alarming. Nothing screaming leverage. But that’s only if you take the accounting at face value. Because sitting just off the…

Aehr Test (AEHR) Soars 59% on Strong Chip Demand

Aehr Test Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:AEHR) is one of the 10 Stocks Powering Portfolios by Double Digits. Aehr Test Systems climbed by 58.9 percent week-on-week, as investors took heart from the strong demand for semiconductors, spilling over to its stock. In…

Should You Be Investing in Bitcoin… or a Basket of Diversified Cryptocurrencies?

Single-crypto ETFs are all the rage in the crypto market these days. The most popular of these, of course, are the spot ETFs that invest in only Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). Collectively, these spot Bitcoin ETFs have pulled in more than…

I’ve Changed My Mind on Palantir Stock. The Great Repricing Makes It a Buy.

I’ve avoided Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) stock for a long time. I always thought I was too late. The valuation always stopped me. Trading at 40, 60, or 80 times revenue, it felt like the market had already priced in…

IGIB Offers Broader Bond Exposure Than FIGB

The iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IGIB) stands out for its low fees and broader bond diversification, while the Fidelity Investment Grade Bond ETF (NYSEMKT:FIGB) offers a more concentrated portfolio with a heavier cash and Treasury focus….

A 64-Year-Old Couple Faces $22,000 in Health Insurance Costs. Who Wins the Retire Now vs. 10 Months Debate?

The decision to work 10 more months hinges primarily on whether retirement income will exceed 400% of federal poverty level (~$64,000 for two people), which determines ACA subsidy eligibility and can shift the financial calculus from favoring continued employment to…

Trump name-drops Palantir by ticker symbol, 1st president to hype a stock. It surged $10B in minutes amid a 16% freefall

President Donald Trump did something no sitting president has publicly done — he appeared to endorse a publicly traded company by its stock ticker symbol, praising defense tech firm Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) on Truth Social on Friday in a post…

I Asked ChatGPT the Best Way To Claim Social Security — Then Had a Retirement Planner Review It

Social Security claiming decisions shape retirement income for decades, but generic advice ignores individual financial circumstances that determine optimal timing. Find Out: I Asked ChatGPT If $1 Million Is Still Enough To Retire On — Here’s What It Said  Read…

Vertex Pharmaceuticals price target raised to $612 from $596 at Morgan Stanley

Vertex Pharmaceuticals price target raised to $612 from $596 at Morgan Stanley Source link

Prices rise ahead of CPI report

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) opened at $71,783.52 on Friday, 0.9% higher than Thursday’s opening price of $71,120.57. The value of bitcoin as of 7:16 a.m ET was $72,139. Ethereum (ETH-USD) opened at $2,189.99 on Friday, nearly the same as Thursday’s opening price…